Guide to '''Ringgold County Iowa genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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{{Infobox U.S. County

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| county = Ringgold County

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| county_map = Iowa Ringgold Map.png

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| state = Iowa

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| founded year = 1847

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| founded date = February 24

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| seat = Mt. Ayr

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== County Courthouse ==

== County Courthouse ==

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==== Parent County ====

==== Parent County ====

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'''1847--'''Ringgold County was created 24 February 1847&nbsp;from unorganized territory. It was attached to Taylor and Appanoose Counties prior to organization 31 January 1855. &nbsp;'''County seat:'''&nbsp; Mt. Ayr <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1847--'''Ringgold County was created 24 February 1847&nbsp;from unorganized territory. It was attached to Taylor and Appanoose Counties prior to organization 31 January 1855. &nbsp;'''County seat:'''&nbsp; Mt. Ayr <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

==== Boundary Changes ====

==== Boundary Changes ====

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See an interactive map of Iowa [http://www.n2genealogy.com/iowa/ia-maps.html boundary changes].

==== Record Loss ====

==== Record Loss ====

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'''June 8, 1858''' -- a cyclone blew down the courthouse. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

'''June 8, 1858''' -- a cyclone blew down the courthouse. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle]

*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle]

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== Places/Localities ==

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==== Military ====

==== Military ====

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[http://www.iagenweb.org/ringgold/military.html Ringgold County Military Links]

==== Newspapers ====

==== Newspapers ====

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==== Taxation ====

==== Taxation ====

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==== Vital Records&nbsp; ====

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==== Vital Records ====

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*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/ringgold/webbbs_config.pl Ringgold County, Iowa Obituary Collection] Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Mount Ayr and Ringgold County area.

== Societies and Libraries ==

== Societies and Libraries ==

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==== Family History Centers<br> ====

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

== Web Sites ==

== Web Sites ==

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[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=202587&subject_disp=Iowa%2C+Ringgold&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]

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*{{FHL|Iowa%2C+Ringgold|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}

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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Ringgold/ Ringgold County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)